document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=420802>Question 420802</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you help me graph this equation x^2+2x+5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = x^2+2x+5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is a parabola opening upward.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It has a minimum at x = -b/2a = -2/2 = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then f(-1) = 1-2+5 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So vertex at (-1,4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y-intercept = f(0) = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plot the vertex and the point (0,5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and draw a parabola opening upward though them to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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